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General name for many plants of the family
Campanulaceae, notably those of the genus
Campanula. The Canterbury bell Campanula
medium is the garden variety, originally
from S Europe. The harebell is also a
Campanula. The clustered bellflower
Campanula glomerata is characteristic of
chalk grassland, and found in Europe and N
Asia. Erect and downy, it has tight clusters
of violet bell-shaped flowers in late summer.